A healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill another six at the Countess of Chester hospital in Cheshire, reports The Guardian from London. Cheshire police said the woman was arrested yesterday morning and was in custody. The force said it was investigating…

The country is yet to enter the era of gas supply from imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) as LNG supply through pipeline has been delayed further due to inclement weather in the Bay of Bengal. A Petrobangla official told The Independent that US-operator Excelerate Energy established all the necessary…

In the backdrop of 6.3 per cent more than normal rainfall in June, barring Dhaka, Rajshahi and Mymensingh Divisions where there was less than normal precipitation, the country may have short, mid-term flooding in the northern, central and north-eastern regions, the Met Office has said in a long-range…

A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Detective Branch (DB) of police in Shambuganj area of sadar upazila of Mymensingh early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased Bacchu alias Bhebel Bacchu was accused in 15 drug-related cases, said Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge…

US President Donald Trump said yesterday talks with North Korea were making progress despite reports Kim Jong Un's regime had stepped up its nuclear program after the two leaders held a historic summit, reports AFP from Washington. "Many good conversations with North Korea-it is going well!"…

West Indies and Bangladesh commence a two-Test series today with the hosts expected to continue the trend of greener, bouncier pitches and a pace attack seeking to put the visitors on the back foot from the outset, reports AFP from North Sound (Antigua and Barbuda). Having dropped below the Bangladeshis…

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